{ "site": "Papal Postcard", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/", "generated": "2026-11-01", "where_now": { "place": "Rome (Vatican)", "country": "Vatican City", "text": "in Rome, at the Vatican" }, "next_trip": "uruguay-argentina-peru-2026", "stats_since_election": { "trips": 15, "countries": 11, "cities": 40, "miles": 23185, "as_of": "2026-11-01", "note": "Completed trips (including notable visits within Italy). Miles are straight-line estimates of air travel." }, "trips": [ { "id": "genazzano-2025", "title": "Private visit to the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel, Genazzano", "kind": "notable", "status": "past", "start_date": "2025-05-10", "end_date": "2025-05-10", "purpose": "Private pilgrimage to an Augustinian Marian shrine", "mode": "car", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Genazzano", "country": "Italy", "lat": 41.8294, "lon": 12.9719 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Genazzano", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Prayer before the ancient image of the Mother of Good Counsel", "Hail Mary and Salve Regina with the faithful", "Greeting to the people of Genazzano outside the shrine" ], "summary": "His first trip outside the Vatican as pope: a private visit to the Augustinian-run Marian shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel, just outside Rome.", "estimated_miles": null, "distance_note": "Traveled by road; not counted in miles flown.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/pope-visits-marian-sanctuary-outside-rome-genazzano.html", "source": "Vatican News", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/genazzano-2025/" }, { "id": "castel-gandolfo-july-2025", "title": "Summer rest at Castel Gandolfo", "kind": "notable", "status": "past", "start_date": "2025-07-06", "end_date": "2025-07-20", "purpose": "Summer rest at the Pontifical Villas", "mode": "car", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Castel Gandolfo", "country": "Italy", "lat": 41.7469, "lon": 12.6508 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Castel Gandolfo", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "July 13: Holy Mass in the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova", "July 13 and 20: Angelus in Piazza della Libertà", "July 20: Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Albano" ], "summary": "A period of rest at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, reviving the papal summer tradition, with Sunday Masses and the Angelus with pilgrims.", "estimated_miles": null, "distance_note": "Traveled by road; not counted in miles flown.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/06/17/250618e.html", "source": "Holy See Press Office", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/castel-gandolfo-july-2025/" }, { "id": "castel-gandolfo-august-2025", "title": "Assumption at Castel Gandolfo", "kind": "notable", "status": "past", "start_date": "2025-08-15", "end_date": "2025-08-17", "purpose": "Solemnity of the Assumption", "mode": "car", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Castel Gandolfo", "country": "Italy", "lat": 41.7469, "lon": 12.6508 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Castel Gandolfo", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "August 15: Holy Mass in the Pontifical Parish and Angelus", "August 17: Angelus in Piazza della Libertà" ], "summary": "He returned to Castel Gandolfo for the Solemnity of the Assumption, celebrating Mass in the Pontifical Parish and praying the Angelus in Liberty Square.", "estimated_miles": null, "distance_note": "Traveled by road; not counted in miles flown.", "quotes": [ { "id": "q033", "text": "Thus this day of joy becomes also a day that calls us to choose – how and for whom we shall live.", "date": "2025-08-15", "occasion": "Castel Gandolfo: Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 August 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250815-omelia-castelgandolfo.html" } ], "source_url": "https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/06/17/250618e.html", "source": "Holy See Press Office", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/castel-gandolfo-august-2025/" }, { "id": "turkiye-lebanon-2025", "title": "Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2025-11-27", "end_date": "2025-12-02", "purpose": "1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea; first journey abroad", "mode": "plane", "countries": [ "Türkiye", "Lebanon" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Ankara", "country": "Türkiye", "lat": 39.9334, "lon": 32.8597 }, { "name": "Istanbul", "country": "Türkiye", "lat": 41.0082, "lon": 28.9784 }, { "name": "İznik", "country": "Türkiye", "lat": 40.4292, "lon": 29.7211 }, { "name": "Beirut", "country": "Lebanon", "lat": 33.8938, "lon": 35.5018 }, { "name": "Annaya", "country": "Lebanon", "lat": 34.1053, "lon": 35.7406 }, { "name": "Harissa", "country": "Lebanon", "lat": 33.9811, "lon": 35.6514 }, { "name": "Bkerké", "country": "Lebanon", "lat": 33.9483, "lon": 35.6444 }, { "name": "Jal ed Dib", "country": "Lebanon", "lat": 33.9097, "lon": 35.5797 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Ankara", "Istanbul" ], [ "Istanbul", "İznik", "Istanbul" ], [ "Istanbul", "Beirut" ], [ "Beirut", "Annaya", "Harissa", "Bkerké" ], [ "Beirut", "Jal ed Dib", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Ankara: visit to the Atatürk Mausoleum and meeting with authorities", "İznik: ecumenical prayer near the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos", "Istanbul: Joint Declaration with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Holy Mass at the Volkswagen Arena", "Lebanon: prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel in Annaya", "Beirut: visit to the De La Croix Hospital before flying home" ], "summary": "Pope Leo’s first journey abroad. He went on pilgrimage to İznik, ancient Nicaea, for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, where the Creed we pray at Sunday Mass took shape. He prayed with other Christian leaders, visited the Little Sisters of the Poor, and celebrated Mass in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon.", "estimated_miles": 3415, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [ { "id": "q034", "text": "Its beauty is a beacon of light for men and women from every place, and serves as a reminder that the joy of goodness is contagious.", "date": "2025-11-29", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Türkiye: Holy Mass in the “Volkswagen Arena” (Istanbul, 29 November 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20251129-messa-istanbul.html" } ], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2025/documents/turchia-libano-2025.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/turkiye-lebanon-2025/" }, { "id": "castel-gandolfo-december-2025", "title": "Christmas rest at Castel Gandolfo", "kind": "notable", "status": "past", "start_date": "2025-12-26", "end_date": "2025-12-30", "purpose": "Rest after Christmas", "mode": "car", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Castel Gandolfo", "country": "Italy", "lat": 41.7469, "lon": 12.6508 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Castel Gandolfo", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Days of rest at the Pontifical Villas" ], "summary": "A few days of rest at Castel Gandolfo after Christmas, as listed in the official record of papal stays.", "estimated_miles": null, "distance_note": "Traveled by road; not counted in miles flown.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.villepontificie.va/en/hystory/papal-stays", "source": "Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/castel-gandolfo-december-2025/" }, { "id": "monaco-2026", "title": "Apostolic Journey to the Principality of Monaco", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-03-28", "end_date": "2026-03-28", "purpose": "Apostolic Journey to the Principality of Monaco", "mode": "helicopter", "countries": [ "Monaco" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Monaco", "country": "Monaco", "lat": 43.7384, "lon": 7.4246 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Monaco", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Welcome at the Prince’s Palace and visit to H.S.H. the Prince", "Meeting with the Catholic community in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception", "Young people and catechumens at Sainte-Dévote", "Holy Mass at Louis II Stadium" ], "summary": "A one-day visit to the small Principality of Monaco on the Mediterranean coast.", "estimated_miles": 569, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/principato-di-monaco-28marzo2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/monaco-2026/" }, { "id": "africa-2026", "title": "Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-04-13", "end_date": "2026-04-23", "purpose": "Apostolic Journey to four African nations, including the land of Saint Augustine", "mode": "plane", "countries": [ "Algeria", "Cameroon", "Angola", "Equatorial Guinea" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Algiers", "country": "Algeria", "lat": 36.7538, "lon": 3.0588 }, { "name": "Annaba (Hippo)", "country": "Algeria", "lat": 36.9, "lon": 7.7667 }, { "name": "Yaoundé", "country": "Cameroon", "lat": 3.848, "lon": 11.5021 }, { "name": "Bamenda", "country": "Cameroon", "lat": 5.9631, "lon": 10.1591 }, { "name": "Douala", "country": "Cameroon", "lat": 4.0511, "lon": 9.7679 }, { "name": "Luanda", "country": "Angola", "lat": -8.839, "lon": 13.2894 }, { "name": "Muxima", "country": "Angola", "lat": -9.5228, "lon": 13.9614 }, { "name": "Saurimo", "country": "Angola", "lat": -9.6608, "lon": 20.3916 }, { "name": "Malabo", "country": "Equatorial Guinea", "lat": 3.7504, "lon": 8.7371 }, { "name": "Mongomo", "country": "Equatorial Guinea", "lat": 1.6274, "lon": 11.3166 }, { "name": "Bata", "country": "Equatorial Guinea", "lat": 1.8639, "lon": 9.7658 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Algiers" ], [ "Algiers", "Annaba (Hippo)", "Algiers" ], [ "Algiers", "Yaoundé" ], [ "Yaoundé", "Bamenda", "Yaoundé" ], [ "Yaoundé", "Douala", "Yaoundé" ], [ "Yaoundé", "Luanda" ], [ "Luanda", "Muxima", "Luanda" ], [ "Luanda", "Saurimo", "Luanda" ], [ "Luanda", "Malabo" ], [ "Malabo", "Mongomo", "Bata", "Malabo" ], [ "Malabo", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Algiers: Great Mosque and the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa", "Annaba: archaeological site of Hippo and Holy Mass in the Basilica of Saint Augustine", "Cameroon: Yaoundé, Bamenda and Douala; Holy Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport", "Angola: Luanda, the Marian shrine of Muxima, and Saurimo", "Equatorial Guinea: Malabo, Mongomo and Bata" ], "summary": "A ten-day journey to four African countries. In Cameroon he celebrated Holy Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport, praying for peace and encouraging the young and growing Church of Africa.", "estimated_miles": 10109, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [ { "id": "q012", "text": "It is the peace of Christ, whose presence illuminates our path and calms life’s storms.", "date": "2026-04-18", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Cameroon: Holy Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport (18 April 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260418-camerun-messa-yaounde.html" } ], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/africa-13-23aprile2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/africa-2026/" }, { "id": "pompeii-naples-2026", "title": "Pastoral Visit to Pompeii and Naples", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-05-08", "end_date": "2026-05-08", "purpose": "Pastoral visit to the Shrine of Pompeii and to Naples", "mode": "helicopter", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Pompeii", "country": "Italy", "lat": 40.7489, "lon": 14.5006 }, { "name": "Naples", "country": "Italy", "lat": 40.8518, "lon": 14.2681 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Pompeii", "Naples", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Pompeii: meeting the “Temple of Charity” and Holy Mass in Piazza Bartolo Longo", "Naples: clergy and consecrated persons in the Cathedral", "Naples: meeting with the city in Piazza del Plebiscito" ], "summary": "On 8 May, the anniversary of his election, Pope Leo visited the Marian Shrine of Pompeii, beloved for the Rosary, and the city of Naples.", "estimated_miles": 266, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/napoli-pompei-8maggio2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/pompeii-naples-2026/" }, { "id": "acerra-2026", "title": "Pastoral Visit to Acerra", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-05-23", "end_date": "2026-05-23", "purpose": "Closeness to families of the “Terra dei Fuochi”", "mode": "helicopter", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Acerra", "country": "Italy", "lat": 40.945, "lon": 14.372 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Acerra", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Cathedral: clergy, religious and families of pollution victims", "Piazza Calipari: mayors and faithful of the “Terra dei Fuochi”" ], "summary": "A day with the people of Acerra, near Naples.", "estimated_miles": 239, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/acerra-23maggio2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/acerra-2026/" }, { "id": "spain-2026", "title": "Apostolic Journey to Spain", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-06-06", "end_date": "2026-06-12", "purpose": "Apostolic Journey to Spain, including the Canary Islands", "mode": "plane", "countries": [ "Spain" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Madrid", "country": "Spain", "lat": 40.4168, "lon": -3.7038 }, { "name": "Barcelona", "country": "Spain", "lat": 41.3874, "lon": 2.1686 }, { "name": "Montserrat", "country": "Spain", "lat": 41.5934, "lon": 1.8378 }, { "name": "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria", "country": "Spain", "lat": 28.1235, "lon": -15.4363 }, { "name": "Santa Cruz de Tenerife", "country": "Spain", "lat": 28.4636, "lon": -16.2518 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Madrid" ], [ "Madrid", "Barcelona" ], [ "Barcelona", "Montserrat", "Barcelona" ], [ "Barcelona", "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" ], [ "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria", "Santa Cruz de Tenerife", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Madrid: King and Queen at the Royal Palace; youth vigil in the Plaza de Lima", "Madrid: Holy Mass in the Plaza de Cibeles and Corpus Christi procession", "Madrid: address to the Spanish Parliament", "Barcelona: Midday Prayer in the Cathedral; Rosary at Montserrat Abbey", "Canary Islands: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife" ], "summary": "A week in Spain, including Holy Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles and Midday Prayer in Barcelona’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia.", "estimated_miles": 4465, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [ { "id": "q041", "text": "He is comfort to the weak, light for families, hope for the sick and peace for those who suffer.", "date": "2026-06-07", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Spain: Holy Mass in the \"Plaza de Cibeles\" (Madrid, 7 June 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260607-spagna-messa-madrid.html" }, { "id": "q030", "text": "The Church is the fruit of an act of love that precedes her and comes from God.", "date": "2026-06-09", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to Spain: Midday Prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Barcelona, 9 June 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260609-spagna-preghiera-ora-media.html" } ], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/spagna-6-12giugno2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/spain-2026/" }, { "id": "pavia-2026", "title": "Pastoral Visit to Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-06-20", "end_date": "2026-06-20", "purpose": "Pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Augustine and the birthplace of Saint Frances Cabrini", "mode": "helicopter", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Pavia", "country": "Italy", "lat": 45.1847, "lon": 9.1582 }, { "name": "Sant’Angelo Lodigiano", "country": "Italy", "lat": 45.2353, "lon": 9.4069 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Pavia", "Sant’Angelo Lodigiano", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Pavia: children in treatment at the CNAO cancer center", "Pavia: Basilica of Saint Augustine’s tomb, with the clergy of Lombardy", "Pavia: meeting with the city in Piazza Vittoria", "Sant’Angelo Lodigiano: birthplace of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini" ], "summary": "A visit to Pavia, where Saint Augustine is buried, and to Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, birthplace of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, patroness of immigrants, who served in Chicago.", "estimated_miles": 569, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/pavia-santangelo-lodigiano-20giugno2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/pavia-2026/" }, { "id": "lampedusa-2026", "title": "Pastoral Visit to Lampedusa", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-07-04", "end_date": "2026-07-04", "purpose": "Closeness to migrants and the island community", "mode": "plane", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Lampedusa", "country": "Italy", "lat": 35.5079, "lon": 12.6034 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Lampedusa", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Floral tribute at the cemetery and the “Door of Europe”", "Favaloro Pier dedicated to Pope Francis; greeting migrants", "Holy Mass with Our Lady of Portosalvo" ], "summary": "A visit to the small Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, where he celebrated Holy Mass with the local community.", "estimated_miles": 884, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [ { "id": "q027", "text": "My dear friends, those who allow themselves to be drawn into this dynamic of compassion and mercy begin to live differently, to be citizens in a different way and to work differently.", "date": "2026-07-04", "occasion": "Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa: Holy Mass (4 July 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260704-lampedusa-messa.html" } ], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/lampedusa-4luglio2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/lampedusa-2026/" }, { "id": "assisi-2026", "title": "Pastoral Visit to Assisi", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-08-06", "end_date": "2026-08-06", "purpose": "“GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting 2026”", "mode": "helicopter", "countries": [ "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Assisi", "country": "Italy", "lat": 43.0707, "lon": 12.6196 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Assisi", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Meeting with young people in Piazza Santa Maria degli Angeli", "Holy Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli" ], "summary": "A pilgrimage to Assisi, the town of Saint Francis and Saint Clare, on the Feast of the Transfiguration.", "estimated_miles": 162, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/assisi-6agosto2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/assisi-2026/" }, { "id": "san-marino-rimini-2026", "title": "Pastoral Visit to San Marino and Rimini", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-08-22", "end_date": "2026-08-22", "purpose": "Visit to San Marino and the Meeting for Friendship among Peoples", "mode": "helicopter", "countries": [ "San Marino", "Italy" ], "stops": [ { "name": "San Marino", "country": "San Marino", "lat": 43.9424, "lon": 12.4578 }, { "name": "Rimini", "country": "Italy", "lat": 44.0678, "lon": 12.5695 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "San Marino", "Rimini", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "San Marino: welcome by the Captains Regent and meeting in the Great and General Council", "San Marino: ecclesial community in the Basilica", "Rimini: Meeting for Friendship among Peoples, including an exhibition on Saint Augustine" ], "summary": "A visit to the Republic of San Marino and to Rimini for the Meeting for Friendship among Peoples.", "estimated_miles": 301, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/repubblica-sanmarino-rimini-22agosto2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/san-marino-rimini-2026/" }, { "id": "france-2026", "title": "Apostolic Journey to France and visit to UNESCO", "kind": "official", "status": "past", "start_date": "2026-09-25", "end_date": "2026-09-28", "purpose": "Apostolic Journey to France and visit to UNESCO", "mode": "plane", "countries": [ "France" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Paris", "country": "France", "lat": 48.8566, "lon": 2.3522 }, { "name": "Saint-Denis", "country": "France", "lat": 48.9362, "lon": 2.3574 }, { "name": "Lourdes", "country": "France", "lat": 43.0947, "lon": -0.0459 }, { "name": "Metz", "country": "France", "lat": 49.1193, "lon": 6.1757 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Paris", "Saint-Denis", "Paris" ], [ "Paris", "Lourdes" ], [ "Lourdes", "Metz", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Paris: Élysée Palace and UNESCO headquarters", "Paris: Vespers at Notre-Dame; youth vigil at the Stade de France", "Paris: Holy Mass in the Place de la Concorde", "Lourdes: prayer at the Grotto, Mass on the Prairie, torchlight procession", "Metz on the way home" ], "summary": "A journey to France, including Holy Mass in Paris’s Place de la Concorde, a visit to UNESCO headquarters, and Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, where he spoke of Mary healing our hearts.", "estimated_miles": 2206, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [ { "id": "q042", "text": "You are called to bring hope wherever discouragement and spiritual dryness prevail.", "date": "2026-09-26", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the “Place de la Concorde” (Paris, 26 September 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260926-francia-messa-parigi.html" }, { "id": "q009", "text": "The Virgin Mary heals our outlook and changes our hearts, giving them peace.", "date": "2026-09-27", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (27 September 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260927-francia-messa-lourdes.html" }, { "id": "q016", "text": "Penance is an act of love, carried out in solidarity with the human family.", "date": "2026-09-27", "occasion": "Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (27 September 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260927-francia-messa-lourdes.html" } ], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/francia-25-28settembre2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/france-2026/" }, { "id": "uruguay-argentina-peru-2026", "title": "Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru", "kind": "official", "status": "upcoming", "start_date": "2026-11-06", "end_date": "2026-11-17", "purpose": "Return to South America, including Chiclayo, the diocese he served as bishop", "mode": "plane", "countries": [ "Uruguay", "Argentina", "Peru" ], "stops": [ { "name": "Montevideo", "country": "Uruguay", "lat": -34.9011, "lon": -56.1645 }, { "name": "Paysandú", "country": "Uruguay", "lat": -32.3171, "lon": -58.0807 }, { "name": "Florida", "country": "Uruguay", "lat": -34.0956, "lon": -56.2142 }, { "name": "Buenos Aires", "country": "Argentina", "lat": -34.6037, "lon": -58.3816 }, { "name": "Claypole", "country": "Argentina", "lat": -34.8, "lon": -58.3333 }, { "name": "Córdoba", "country": "Argentina", "lat": -31.4201, "lon": -64.1888 }, { "name": "Luján", "country": "Argentina", "lat": -34.5703, "lon": -59.105 }, { "name": "Lima", "country": "Peru", "lat": -12.0464, "lon": -77.0428 }, { "name": "Chiclayo", "country": "Peru", "lat": -6.7714, "lon": -79.8409 }, { "name": "Pimentel", "country": "Peru", "lat": -6.8367, "lon": -79.9342 }, { "name": "Santa Cruz de Succhabamba", "country": "Peru", "lat": -6.6239, "lon": -78.9447 }, { "name": "Zaña", "country": "Peru", "lat": -6.9217, "lon": -79.5847 }, { "name": "Cusco", "country": "Peru", "lat": -13.532, "lon": -71.9675 }, { "name": "Pucallpa", "country": "Peru", "lat": -8.3791, "lon": -74.5539 }, { "name": "Callao", "country": "Peru", "lat": -12.0566, "lon": -77.1181 } ], "itinerary": [ [ "Rome (Vatican)", "Montevideo" ], [ "Montevideo", "Paysandú", "Montevideo" ], [ "Montevideo", "Florida", "Buenos Aires" ], [ "Buenos Aires", "Claypole", "Buenos Aires" ], [ "Buenos Aires", "Córdoba", "Buenos Aires" ], [ "Buenos Aires", "Luján", "Lima" ], [ "Lima", "Chiclayo", "Pimentel", "Chiclayo" ], [ "Chiclayo", "Santa Cruz de Succhabamba", "Zaña", "Chiclayo" ], [ "Chiclayo", "Cusco", "Pucallpa", "Lima" ], [ "Lima", "Callao", "Lima", "Rome (Vatican)" ] ], "key_events": [ "Uruguay: Montevideo, Paysandú and Florida", "Argentina: Buenos Aires, Claypole, Córdoba and the Shrine of Luján", "Peru: Lima, then Chiclayo and Pimentel, where he served as bishop", "Peru: Cusco and Pucallpa in the Amazon", "Callao, then the flight home to Rome" ], "summary": "Confirmed by the Holy See. Pope Leo returns to South America for twelve days. In Peru he will visit Chiclayo, the diocese he served as bishop, and celebrate Mass in several cities. In Argentina he will celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján.", "estimated_miles": 18977, "distance_note": "Estimate: sum of straight-line (great-circle) distances between stops, starting and ending in Rome.", "quotes": [], "source_url": "https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/travels/2026/documents/uruguay-argentina-peru-6-17novembre2026.html", "source": "vatican.va", "url": "https://papalpostcard.com/travels/uruguay-argentina-peru-2026/" } ] }